Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Esports-Alfa Romeo's Opmeer is a virtual F1 world champion
By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - Former Formula Four racer Jarno Opmeer, who competed against current McLaren F1 driver Lando Norris in junior go-karts, won the Formula One Esports Pro Series champi...
Dec 17, 2020
NHS says UK general practitioners may use extra COVID-19 vaccine doses at discretion
By Kanishka Singh BENGALURU (Reuters) - General Practitioners in Britain have been given new guidance allowing them to use Pfizer Inc's extra COVID-19 vaccine doses "at their discretion", NHS England ...
Dec 17, 2020
Rio Tinto names Stausholm as CEO in surprise pick after cave destruction
By Sonali Paul and Rashmi Ashok (Reuters) -Rio Tinto named Chief Financial Officer Jakob Stausholm as its next chief executive on Thursday, defying expectations it would pick an external candidate to ...
Dec 17, 2020
LB Correa leaves Jaguars for personal reasons
Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker Kamalei Correa's crazy season took another turn on Thursday when the team placed him on the exempt/left squad list. The departure was due to personal reasons. Correa be...
Dec 17, 2020
Alibaba says it won't allow its tech to target, identify ethnic groups
(Reuters) - Alibaba Group said it will not allow its technology to be used for targeting and identifying specific ethnic groups, following a report that its facial recognition technology can pick out ...
Dec 17, 2020
Biden names cabinet officials tasked to fight climate change
(Reuters) - U.S. president-elect Joe Biden named the team he wants to spearhead his response to climate change on Thursday, picking former Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) chief Gina McCarthy to ...
Dec 17, 2020
South Korea reports 1,062 new coronavirus cases: KDCA
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea reported 1,062 new coronavirus cases on Friday, the second highest since it confirmed its first infection in January, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDC...
Dec 17, 2020
Asian stocks defy broader global rally, Brexit worries emerge
By David Henry NEW YORK (Reuters) - Asian stock fell slightly on Friday, failing to catch a broader global rally as the investor mood in the region shifted to broader caution about the economic outloo...
Dec 17, 2020
Australia's New South Wales state reports 10 new local COVID-19 cases
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's most populous state New South Wales (NSW) on Friday reported 10 new cases of the coronavirus as authorities battled to contain a new cluster in Sydney's northern coastal...
Dec 17, 2020
Trinidad to impose stiffer penalties on trafficking of Venezuelans
By Linda Hutchinson-Jafar PORT OF SPAIN (Reuters) - Trinidad and Tobago said on Thursday it would impose stiffer penalties on those trafficking migrants from neighboring Venezuela, days after a Venezu...
Dec 17, 2020
